Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-19
A PENSION BILL.
Old and Decrepid Soldiers and Sailors
Of the War Of the Rebellion
Provided for.
CONGRESSIONAL.

AAVvASAO~A AVAS
h CONGRESSIONAL.
= WARRINGTON, January 17.-Mr. Hoa,
= from the Committee on the Centennial Gel,
J. bration of the Constitution reported a rest
% luton that it is expected that the center
: nial anniversary Inauguration OF the const
tuition will be celebrated in April, 1889, b.
an address to be delivered before the Pres
" " dent of the United States and the tw
the United States to which Representative
j, for foreign Government. shall be invited
;. and that the occasion be further celebrates
:, by suitable civic or military observancee
j, the details thereof to be settled hereafter
: Adopted.
Edmunds called attention to the bill in
J, troduced by him and referred to the Post
). Office Committee providing for Government
postal telegraphy. He wished the commit
favorably so that he might try to get tn,
judgment OF the Senate upon it.
WASHINGTON, January 17.-Under q cal
of States, the following bills were intro
duced and referred:
BY Morrow, OF California-Providins
I that suits by the United States to vaeate
and annul any land patent shall not be
brou9h hit after ten years after date of issu
ance ofsuch patents.
By Rober tson, of Kentucky, by request
To regulate prosecutions against Indians
for crimes committed in the Territories.
By Findley, of Maryland, by request
To make gold and silver coin
jointly legal tenders. To authorize
the issue of legal tender certificates for half
vide fund for redeeming treasury notes;
and that the coin reserves of the National
banks shall be held one-half in gold coin
and one-half in silver coin.
By Lovring. of Observation-Disclosures
pension OF $25 month to Walt Whit
man. Lowing states that Whitman has
made no application for the pension, but
that the bill was introduced at the request
OF a number OF the poets friends in Massa-
chusetts.
| By Hermann, Of Oregon-For constitu-
tional amendment for the election OF United
States Senators by the people of the
States.
By Randall, of Pennsylvania. for
| the appointment OF commits
sion to represent the United States
Government in the Constitutional Centen-
nial Commission.
By Ballentine, of Tennessee the
construction of a cruising vessel of war OF
20 knots speed per hour.
The call of States having been concluded,
Townshend, of Illinois. called up as unfin-
ished business the bill, for the protection
OF innocent purchasers Of patented arti-
cles.
Crisp, of Georgia, however. as a matter
OF privilege, called up the conference report |
on the Interstate Commerce bill. This ac- |
tion on his part aroused the antagonism of
the friends OF the Patent bill and OF the |
General Pension bills.
Anderson, of Kansas, raised the question |
Of consideration against the conference re-
port and the house refused-yeas, 113;
nays. 137-to consider the Interstate
commerce conference report. The house
then proceeded to vote upon the motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to limit
tie jurisdiction of the United States courts
in patent cases and to protect persons
who, without notice. are bona fide manu-
facturers, purchasers, venders and users of
patented articles. Motion lost; yeas, 80,
nays, 1856.
Mr.. Watson, OF Indiana, on behalf of the
committee OF invalid pensions, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill for the
relief OF dependent parents and hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors who
are now disa bled and dependent upon their
own labor for support. Mr.. Watson stated
that the first section merely changed the
evidence required by the pension office, and
would not cost the Government more than
s5O, 900 annually. The total number OF
persons who would be benefited by the Sec
ond section was estimated at 33, los, and
The annual cost to the Government would
not be over $6,OOO.OOO.
Morrill,, of Kansas. favored the bill as be-
ng g. declaration that no old soldier who
followed the flag should end his days in the
poor house. Springer. of Illinois, also {
avored the bill as fair and conservative ]
measure. The bill was then passed, 179 to j
76. II
1t provides that in considering the
pension claims OF dependant parents |
act and cause OF death, and that the SOL .
l,er left no widow or children, having been
shown as required by law, it shall be neces.
,ary to show that such parents are without 1
other present means OF support than their
own manual labor, or contribution of 4
others not legally bound for their support: {
that no pension allowed under |
,his act shall commence prior to it's pas I
sage. III
Section 2 provides that all persons who ]
served three months or more in the military ,
Or naval service of the United States in !
oeen engaged, and who have been honorably
discharged therefrom, and who are now or 6
nay hereafter be suffering from ,
such mental or physical disabilities 8
1ot the result of their own habits, or of i
,ross carelessness, which incapacitates !
hem from the performance of labor. or in /
'uch degree as to render them unable to G
earn their support, and who are dependent I
,pon their daily labor for their support, G
hall, upon making due proof to the fact,
oe entitled to receive for such total inabil-
ty to procure their subsistence by daily
abor, $12 per month; and such pension
hall commence from the date OF the filing !
II the application in the Pension Office.